UK pig meat exports, including offal, increase by 23% year-on-year in July, the highest annual change recorded since October 2018, on the back of record Chinese…
Month: September 2020
Seven cases of African swine fever (ASF) have now been confirmed in wild boar in the Brandenburg region of Germany. Germany’s first ASF case was in…
The Scottish pig industry is ‘thriving’, with significant improvements made to the health of the pig herd and production rising, according to Andy McGowan, chief executive of…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has urged the Government to provide some clarity on Brexit trading arrangements amid concerns meat exports could be seriously compromised. In…
A further five cases of African swine fever (ASF) are suspected in wild boar in the German state of Brandenburg, close to the border with Poland.…
The latest data from Agrosoft has shown that the GB breeding herd has been making positive gains in the 12-months ending June 2020. AHDB analyst Felicity Rusk commented that…
Ciara O’Neills, one of the vet team at the Garth Pig Practice, considers what the pig sector can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of attitudes towards…
Pork exports bans imposed as a result of Germany’s African swine fever (ASF) outbreak will have ‘serious ramifications’ throughout the EU supply chain, according to Thames…
In a letter to Secretary of State Alister Jack, president of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW)Â Andy McGowan has warned that the red meat sector…
Export bans imposed by various non-EU countries have led to a ‘sharp drop in prices in Germany, according to German pig industry organisation ISN. So far…